Chapter 6: Victory and Love

Vitani and Jabari charged Azaan, but when they tried to attack him, they passed right through him.

"What happened?" Vitani asked. Azaan was laughing like a maniac.

"You can't kill me!" He said. Jabari couldn't believe what he was hearing.

Come on, Vitani, we can't give up. There must be something we can do to stop this!" Jabari said. Vitani nodded, but then they heard Azaan chanting a spell of some sort.

"Who should I kill first?" Azaan asked himself. He decided that it didn't matter, and aimed at Vitani first. She seemed paralyzed by fear. Suddenly, the magic was nullified.

"What happened?" Azaan asked. He looked around, and up on a cliff, was Rafiki with magic swirling around his staff.

"Rafiki!" Vitani called out.

"You will not get so far as to singe the fur of these lions!" Rafiki said. Azaan smiled.

"You want to bet on that, little brother?" He said. That made many lionesses gasp.

"I don't consider you my brother, you murderer!" Rafiki yelled.

"It's the hard truth, live with it." Azaan said. Rafiki charged magic into his staff, and unleashed a blast of magic which he was sure would kill Azaan. It would have, but Azaan countered it with an even stronger blast. Azaan's blast nullified Rafiki's magic, and continued soaring toward him. Rafiki jumped over it, and Azaan was smirking evilly.

"You call me a murderer? I'll be a murderer!" He said. He turned to Kovu and Kiara. "You see, murderer's have no reason to kill those they kill. I attacked Vitani because she attacked me." He said. He started chanting a spell, and the chant was all too familiar to Rafiki. As the result of the chant soared through the air, Rafiki cried out,

"NOOO!" Kovu went left, and Kiara went right. The blast, however, separated into two blasts, one of which followed Kovu, the other followed Kiara. Kovu then got an idea.

"Kiara. Get Scar between you and the magic. I'll do the same with Azaan." He said, but not loud enough for anyone to hear him other than Kiara. Kiara nodded, and they both ran at a speed so that they were going at the same speed as the magic following them. Kovu jumped over Azaan, which left him confused. He looked forward however, and screamed as the magic did it's work, but on the caster. Azaan evaporated, as he was a phantom.

"Yeah!" Kovu yelled. Scar was still there, but that was what Kovu was hoping for. Kiara jumped over Scar, who cried out in agony as the dark magic keeping him alive was nullified by the magic. All of Scar's lionesses lost their flesh and will to keep going, and collapsed as skeletons.

"Scar had an undead pride?" Vitani asked. She looked at Jabari, who was unconscious. He woke up slowly, and said,

"There's one exception, me." Vitani was overjoyed. She ran up to Jabari, and nuzzled him affectionately. With everyone staring, she stopped, apparently embarrassed, but that didn't last long. Jabari kissed Vitani, a kiss that she joined into. Everyone who was left standing was either satisfied or happy, and they all made the trek home with smiles on their faces. Vitani and Jabari walked side by side, tails intertwined, and when the pride got home, Kovu and Kiara made an announcement.

"As King and Queen of the Pride Lands, we have decided to give the new couple, Vitani and Jabari, a position as a sort of secondary King and Queen, in case something should happen that prevents our rule, either permenantly or temporarily. They will take over if we can't." They said. Vitani and Jabari both gasped with excitement, and the pride cheered for them. By this time, a month had passed since Jabari's arrival, and that meant that Vitani was in heat again. She didn't have to have her period to know, she just knew that it happened once a month. Not only that, but she had found love, so she could get what she desired since moving to the Pride Lands. Children, and a responsible mate to help her raise them. In midday, Vitani was in the den, in deep thought. Jabari walked in and asked if she was alright.

"Oh, just the one I wanted to see." Vitani said. That left Jabari puzzled for a while, but he understood soon enough.

"Oh, I see." He said. Vitani grabbed him, and said,

"Get over here!" However, even though it was said through gritted teeth, she was anything other than angry. Jabari gave a nervous chuckle, while Vitani gave a seductive smile. Jabari was sure, now more than ever, through the way she smiled.

"You're sure? There's no turning back if you decide to do this." Vitani just nodded. Simba was walking into the den, but he saw Vitani and Jabari and froze. They didn't see him, however, and he smiled.

"Good luck as parents you guys." He said quietly. Then he exited the den, and told the pride not to go inside the den until Vitani and Jabari came out, for privacy reasons.